Comparable in term of spec? If yes, I did tried the Totalgard Infusion Pro series for my local car made with sunroof. All in rm900. Tbh, it exceed my expectations, not hot even park under open parking at Legoland Johor. 99-100% IRR works as well as high TSER %. If i buy a new car in future, definitely will choose the same again and hope they will not increase the product price in future or downgrade the spec.

User since Aug 2020.

To verify it good on real life, make sure to check it or verify it by the meter, 3M meter etc which get to see the VLT and IRR%. But how it is good materials is to check if it last long and not degrades too soon. On my car, it still work great as day 1

my other car was with Wingard Regal which I installed back in 2015 for rm2k+. My bro in law come with V-Kool as well as my dad's old car. Yes, it is similar in performance for heat rejection as V-Kool top spec which is too expansive 10 years ago iinm vs my tint at rm900. Believe the sputter metallic materials in recent tech tint work ok on the heat rejection aspect.

on usage, only Smart Tag won't work which I believe is due to IRR close to 99-100%. But I resolved mine with RFID.

the GPS & Waze work, mine is Infusion Pro all windows + sunroof. only differ in the VLT selection. Price/Spec is the reason  I choose this brand back then, the next option back then is Haverkamp German brand but it already closed down iinm. Then Iris Pro cz they give degradation warranty but I choose the best price/spec back then

VKool super expensive but I believe it is still the best tint with performance drop that can last. Got 3 old cars with VKool Elite, 17 years, 15 years and 12 years. The heat resistance still worked good even up to now albeit slightly degraded. The tint also started to degrade (blurring) from year 14 onwards. Will be changing the tints. Will installed back VKool Elite, at least for the front windscreen, still the best clear tint with high heat resistance THAT can still worked with smart tag. Other high spec tints like 3M and Raytech with 70% VLT got problem with smart tag. Cost a bomb tho if you can afford it.

Quoted by HQ earlier, VKool Spec VK Elite (FWS), VK50 (Front Side), VK30 (RWS, Rear Side) for Civic 4850, for CRV 5350.

Anyway, there are also tints with very good performance for first year, so super until subsequent years drop like a rock till like no tint. VK experience means heat resistance can last real long. I also reluctant to change rear windscreen coz the risk of demister torn off is also very high. So normally I try to go for the best tint, at least rear windscreen. Front windscreen also try to go for VKool Elite due to the borderline compliancy (appx 70 to 71% with 3mm glass). Others can change more frequently if needed to. Also the nice greenish hue colouring for VK even 17 years, still there.

That”s the biggest factor that puts me off V-kool. After my trusted installer retired and sold his business, I can’t find a single V-kool installer that inspires confidence. Some outlets have frontline (reception girl) staff that don’t even know the product they’re selling, the “boss” is always too busy to attend to you and they just don’t seems as skilled.  

Pricing inconsistencies between branches is also a huge turnoff. I suspect it’s worse here in JB since everyone and his dog claims to be an “authorized” V-kool, SolarGard, 3M or Xpel installer (they all claim they’re also the exclusive agents in JB, lol) in order to con Singaporeans.

Frankly, if someone quoted me RM5k+ for any of those brands, I’ll just tell them that I’d rather top up another RM5k and drive to PJ to install Spectra Photosync IRD instead. If I’m gonna pay mad prices, might as well go full Mad Max.

Honestly, here in JB, I have negative perception or 90% of installers, whatever the brand. If it’s a small-time Tan Ah Beng selling <RM1K package maybe I can close one eye, but a lot of these “established brand” shops seem just as incompetent and dishonest.

Visited SolarGard so called “official” store a week ago and was quoted RM4.5k for whole car. Everything she told me was copy-paste from SolarGard website, just translated to Mandarin (cannot speak English* when selling international brand is another red flag for me). She didn’t know shit about TSER. Couldn’t give me concrete reply if they could re-attach my front/rear dashcams after installation. Said her boss was busy when I asked for him. Basically, if I could describe their customer services in two words, it would be “fucking useless”. This is just an example. Not singling this particular shop out because a lot of tinting businesses here behave in the same way.

*but still has some fancy lalamui western name on her name card, lol

What’s laughable is that, when the “Ah Boy” near my house can guarantee me rear demister will not be damaged when removing factory tint (so much so that he said he will bear cost of replacement rear window if he gets it wrong), how can the so called “established” installers not offer that same guarantee? They keep trying to show me certificates on their wall. Hello, I can also show you a dozen different phd I bought from Indonesian and Philippine universities. Means I real doctor ka?

Last time I tinted in KV region was many years ago, when there were less fakes, installers were less dishonest, and prices were less insane. Cannot comment about current day scene there.

Regarding Totalgard - I had a conversation with Marn a few days ago, and he was extremely helpful. The guy knows his product. I actually have some respect for this company because they used to bring in Sahara X (which I have positive experience with) back in the day, until they went their own way with manufacturing Totalgard locally, so basically the expertise is there. Sadly, they don’t have authorized/official installers here in JB. Marn did forward me a couple of shops that buy wholesale from Totalgard but offer their own tint packages (and pricing), but one of them wasn’t operating at the level I felt comfortable with while the other only specialized in buildings. This is not a knock on Totalgard since it’s out of their control (they’re primarily wholesalers, after all), so if it’s convenient for you on a logistical level, I suggest visiting their place in Kepong to at least hear what they have to say.

Hi Sir, Marn here if you really need to know more about our product feel free to contact me at +6012-5596013. Please bear in mind even our top range product does not cost more than RM1.5K. You also can come directly at our HQ in Kepong for heat rejection testing. Below is our location:

𝐓𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐝𝐧 𝐁𝐡𝐝
47, Lorong Kuang Bulan, Taman Kepong, 52100 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur

Why don't you just go for VK40 all around?
I'm using VK40 for FWS for 3 years already (although changed to new tint in March from windscreen replacement) and quite pleased with the performance
As the above comment, for VKool tint, the darker the tint, the more expensive it becomes

Already made an appointment for IrisPro – Diamond 60 for front windshield and front side, Diamond 30 for rear and boot – on Wednesday. Total RM2.8k. Will report back after a few days of use. Recently tinted our company office glass with this brand and the performance has been great, so fingers crossed the experience with their automotive line films will be similar.

interesting, waiting for your review hahah

diamond 60 means your front windshield not within jpj spec right? your state jpj dont bother to catch is it

Usually they let you off if they can see your face. If not, just be polite about it and tell them that in this weather sticking to 70% “tak boleh hidup lah bang” and they will close one eye most of the time.

TL;DR = “Kalau dia boleh nampak you punya muka suda boleh lah” as most of the tint installers will tell us

here in kuching sarawak, roadblocks are common. mostly catch those without road tax and those tinted black black get stopped at the road side

surprised klang valley is not strict with tints considering the new rules 70% and 50% VLT was implemented only few years ago

Price is RM2800, which includes removal of crapshit factory tint. Turns out stripping the rear tailgate film is quite time-consuming because they need to do it very slowly in order not to damage demister lines.

Not possible. Included in the price.

As for your second question, see below.
If you were me and saw the quality of application for the factory tint, you would also remove it first. It was terrible. There were dust specks and smudges all over. One section even had a clear fingerprint mark (meaning factory installer didn’t even wear gloves). The fingerprint was so clear that I could probably scan it, commit a crime and frame that incompetent installer.

Downsides are that my condo entry card reader doesn’t work,